John Kasich Is an Emo Teen, Loves Fall Out Boy and Linkin Park

This is either the day Kasich guaranteed he'd lose the election, or the day he guaranteed he'd win it.

John Kasich is a charming guy. He's the Republican candidate who you and your conservative parents can almost agree on. Sure he's fiscally conservative, but he's okay with gay people and doesn't sound like a raving lunatic during debates. Of course, this is also why, like John Huntsman before him, he had been consistently running toward the back of the GOP field. But then in New Hampshire, Kasich finished a solid second place, way outperforming expectations. And now, suddenly, that guy who was on the edge of the stage at the GOP's circus debates might actually be vaguely competitive.

With this newfound viability, of course, comes more scrutiny. Which brings us to Thursday's CNN town hall with John Kasich. There the Governor finally had to face the tough questions, like what music he likes, and depending on who you are it either went very well or very badly.

Now if you were a 13 year old and the year was 2003, Governor Kasich's love of Fall Out Boy and Linkin Park would have been a home run. Which is a reference to a sport that you would probably not be familiar with. Now if you're literally anyone else of any age, you probably roll your eyes because either, Kasich tried to pander and was out of touch with what's cool, or Kasich legitimately has the music taste of your average Hot Topic shopper.

I suppose I'm being somewhat unfair. Fall Out Boy gets a lot of shit, but is actually being a pretty solid band that has continued to make interesting music for a long time. (That said, Linkin Park?) On the plus side, Kasich is polling at only 8% nationally, so I guess in the end it doesn't really matter.